It is, no doubt, because things are then quieter, and one has more leisure to hear.

The expression "ordinary gait," as applied to driving in Kansas, where everybody owns "fast stock," is rather equivocal in these quieter latitudes to be sure, but we may guess that, at Leavenworth, a man who rides or drives at a pace of twenty miles an hour, is liable, "for instance," to a fine of $20, or just one dollar per mile.

Before this quieter phase set in, Maudie had sent into Dawson for Potts, O'Flynn and Mac, that they might distract the Colonel's mind from the pardner she knew could not return.

He laughed, bantered, fought his way through and finally reached the quieter region and, at this hour, the almost deserted one, of the markets.

He was working among his flower pots and seemed in a quieter mood than usual.

And now Hamlet was at leisure to consider who it was that in his unfortunate rashness he had killed: and when he came to see that it was Polonius, the father of the lady Ophelia, whom he so dearly loved, he drew apart the dead body, and, his spirits being now a little quieter, he wept for what he had done.

She will have to give up all her bloated ambitions, to purge and live cleanly, and painfully to reconstruct her prosperity on a quieter and sounder basis.

Kempner's grave had not been quieter.

" [1260] Reynolds records:'During his last illness, when all hope was at an end, he appeared to be quieter and more resigned.

Margaret was not old Bent's daughter, but a Massachusetts girl on a visit, and a long one it proved, for she couldn't go till things were quieter.

He mentioned that the magistrates and constables were coming and that the town would be quieter.

I fancied that in Annie's quieter moments her eyes rested with a troubled look upon this picture, and one day, when she was in a deep sleep, I exchanged the pictures.

Their hearts settled to a quieter beat; it was heavenly to be rid of that dreadful tension.

He seemed a little quieter when he came out a few minutes later.

The one of whom we really know most is the wife of Cicero, Terentia: an ordinary lady, of no particular ability or interest, who may stand as representative of the quieter type of married woman.

Let such unhappy men fly from the scenes of former pleasure and power, of former flirtation and gaiety, to the quieter and surer triumphs of a country town.

" Quiet and unemotional as had been the address for the Crown, these few remarks were even quieter.

The quieter pools are frequently taken advantage of by a hard-pressed stag, for this particular piece of country is frequently hunted over by the Devon and Somerset staghounds, some of the most popular meets of the season being held at Cloutsham farm, on one of the slopes of the Horner valley.

Ramsey, further north, is quieter, and pleasantly situated on the only river of importance in Man.

His strong utterances gradually yield to this quieter mood.

I should rather imagine that a man with resources of that kind would be likely to lead a quieter life than a man without such resources.

We ought to be thankful that in such matters individual freedom is somewhat hampered in our old-fashioned and quieter-going country.

Presently, with much fuss and indignant quacking, a cloud of duck rose, and, circling after their fashion, as though reluctant to quit their resting-place, gave me several chances of a long shot before, working high into the air, they departed with loud expostulation to some quieter haunt.

She led a quieter existence than most of the other girls, although her leanings were toward lively pleasures.

There's something quieter than sleep Within this inner room!